On the recordMarch 30, 1998
for years the American people have told us loud and clear what they want with campaign finance reform. They want a system that encourages every American to participate, they want a system to close special interest loopholes, and they want to ban all soft money. But instead of what the American people want, we have the special interest groups and their friends giving us a bill that benefits big business and their lobbyists. The worker gag rule singles out workers, making it not easier but more difficult for them to participate in the electoral process. At the same time, large corporations are allowed to pour shareholder money into campaigns. The fact is, Mr. Speaker, in the last election cycle alone, corporations outspent unions by a margin of 11 to 1. This is like letting a CEO vote 11 times while giving the worker only 1 vote. That is the worker gag bill.
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